Warrior Elementary is a pubic school within the Navajo Nation. District and school reforms fought against school closure or private restructuring due to pressures associated with repeated failure on standardized tests under the 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Warrior Elementary saw tremendous academic gains on these tests one year after a district-wide standards-based reform. This study documents the perspectives of the school staff on recent academic growth, the factors attributed to the increase in scores, and the implications of NCLB for Navajo students attending Warrior Elementary School. Allegations of fraud and intense test-preparation emerged along with discourses of prejudice against the local Navajo community. Additionally, due to pressures from state agencies acting under NCLB, a new era emerged at Warrior Elementary: achieving standardization.